Improvement in measuring-funnels



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Letters Patent No. 90,457, dated May 25, 1869.

IMPROVEMENT IN' MEASURING-FUNNELS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all 'whom it may concern:V

Be it known that I, G.B. MAssEY, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and improved Measuring-Funnel; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

This invention relates to a new and improved liquidmeasuring funnel, and consists in indicating the quantity on a Wheel, revolved by either a coiled spring or Weight, and by a iioat, which rises with the liquid, and also in a valve ou the bottom of the funnel, which is opened and closed from the top of the funnel, vas will be hereinafter more fully described.

In the accompanying drawing- -Figure 1 represents a vertical section of a funnel `provided with measuring and discharging-medianism,

according to my invention.

Figure 2 is a top view.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Arepresents the measure, the lower portion of which is made like a funnel for discharging the liquid.

B is a valve, which closes over the nozzle C watertight.

The valve is attached to a spring, I), which spring is secured to the side or bottom oi the measure, as seen in the drawing, the tension of which holds the valve to its seat.

`When the desired quantity of liquid has been dis-- charged into the vessel, or measure, the valve is raised by pressing with the thumb on thc lever E, and thereby drawing on the rod F.

The spring D is assisted in keeping the valve closed by the spiral spring g, beneath the lever E, which bears upward against the lever E with a constant pressure. Either of these springs may be made to answer the purpose alone.

His a cylinder, open at the top, of perforated metal, or other suitable material, placed over the valve in the measure A, so that it acts as a strainer, while it coulines the float. f

I is a oat in this cylinder', which rises and falls with the liquid in the measure.

'This float is suspended from the revolving wheel, or pulley J, by the chain, or cord K.

This cord is placed in a groove in the face of the revolving wheel, and the float acts as a lever to revolve the wheel when it descends.

When the float is raised by the liquid on which it rests in measuring, the wheel is revolved in the other direction, and the slack chain taken up by a coil-spring, L, as seen in the drawing, or it may be done .by a weight operating on a pulley ou the shaft of the wheel J, as may be found most convenientv or desirable.

The face or periphery of the wheel is graduated or marked with gures and letters, so as to indicate quantities, as seen at the points i, `in ligs. 1 and 2; In the latter figure, two pints77 is indicated hy 2 P.

The cylinder His supported at its lower end by the bottom of the measure. At it's upper end itis supported by the metallic strap N, which is attached to the cylinder at one end, and to the rim of the measure at the other, as seen at o. y'

This strap passes over and covers the wheel J, but there is an orifice in it, as seen at p, through which the letters and. figures ou the periphery of the wheel are seen, as in fig. 2.

This strap N is hinged to the cylinder, and fastened to the rim of the measure by a pin, as seen at O.

The wheel J is supported by the curved bracket R, which is attached to the side of the measure, through the upper end of which hracket,the shaft, or arbor of the wheel passes. This bracket -is forked,.so that a supporting-branch of it passes up on each side of the wheel.

The operation will be readily understood from the drawing.

While the float is rising with the liquid, the wheel J is revolving.

When the desired quantity is indicated on the wheel, through the orifice p, the flow of theliquid is shut oii'. The valve B is then raised by pressing on the thumblever E, which discharges theliquid.

No spout for pouring is necessary, but iu this example of my invention a spout, S, is shown.

The advantages of this arrangement are many and obvious.

For retailing liquids, it will not only save much valuable time, but prevent waste.

Having thus described my invent/ion,

y I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- In combination with a funnel, the perforated cylinder H, doat I, valve B, and revolving Wheel J, constructed, arranged, and operated substantially as shown and described, for the purposes set forth.

The above specification of my'invention signed by me, this 13th day of November, 1868.

. G. B. MASSEY.

Witnesses FRANK BLOGKLEY, ALEX. F., Ronnnrs. 

